HOOPS Exchange 2026.5.0

Technology Updates

Format Updates

Format Updated Version
JT 10.10

See File Formats for the list of all supported formats.

Third-Party Library Updates

The following third-party libraries have been updated:

Library New Version
ODA 27.3
zlib 1.3.2
freetype 2.14.3
OpenEXR 3.4.6
libXML2 2.15.2
libPNG 1.6.55
libTIFF 4.7.1

The binary dependencies have been updated to ODA 27.3. This update fixes several vulnerabilities in 3rd party libraries. All platform packages are updated, except for Android.

For more information about package content, see Acknowledgments and Distributing Your Application.

New Features

Navisworks NWC files

HOOPS Exchange now supports reading of Navisworks NWC files, from version 2012 to 2026.

Fixed Bugs

Issue Description
SDHE-23660 Fixed a stability issue when opening certain CATIA V5 part files
SDHE-23611 Support for Navisworks NWC files
SDHE-23602 Support for Navisworks NWC files
SDHE-23587 Fixed Creo family table loading when loading multiple identical instances
SDHE-23563 Fixed numeric value reading issues when en_US locale is set with a custom numeric separator for ASCII formats
SDHE-23376 Fixed unexpected behavior while reading a Revit file
SDHE-23375 Improved seam splitting robustness by resolving topology inconsistencies in the kernel
SDHE-23357 Fixed an issue affecting Revit file import
SDHE-23167 Fixed a stability issue when importing CATIA V5 file filters
SDHE-23130 Fixed issue when reading 3D PDF files that contain arbitrary bytes before %PDF-
SDHE-22954 Fixed feature tree import for Creo files containing a sketch driven feature
SDHE-20127 Improved the A3DEntityGetType function to avoid returning A3D_NOT_IMPLEMENTED for some curves and surfaces

Fixed CVEs

Issue Description
SDHE-23560 Updated zlib dependency to version 1.3.2
SDHE-23559 Upgraded ODA dependency to FreeType 2.14.2
SDHE-23478 Updated zlib usage in A3DPosterGeneration to address a security vulnerability
SDHE-23285 Upgraded ODA dependency to OpenEXR 3.4.6
SDHE-23284 Upgraded ODA dependency to libXML2 2.15.2
SDHE-23282 Upgraded ODA dependency to libPNG 1.6.55
SDHE-23247 Fixed a stability issue when reading malformed Creo PRT files
SDHE-23246 Improved handling of malformed Creo PRT content
SDHE-23245 Fixed an issue during Creo PRT data extraction
SDHE-23244 Improved robustness of Creo PRT decompression
SDHE-23242 Improved handling of malformed Creo PRT data during import
SDHE-23241 Fixed a stability issue when parsing malformed Creo PRT geometry
SDHE-23240 Improved robustness of Creo PRT stream decoding
SDHE-23239 Fixed a stability issue in Creo PRT decompression
SDHE-23199 Improved robustness when loading malformed Creo PRT files
SDHE-23193 Fixed a stability issue when importing malformed Creo PRT files
SDHE-23191 Improved handling of malformed Creo PRT files to improve import stability
SDHE-23126 Upgraded ODA dependency to libPNG 1.6.55
SDHP-3094 Updated third-party library to version 2.14.3
SDHP-3069 Upgraded PDFL dependency to zlib 1.3.2
SDHP-3030 Upgraded ODA dependency to libTIFF 4.7.1